Events at School

This was yet another wonderful Math Fair, where the 5th - 12th graders all showed off how far they have come in understanding advanced mathematical topics. This year, there was much emphasis on special functions and numbers that calculate and describe physical movements in the universe. Thank you to all of the math teachers. The students were definitely well prepared.

Thank you everyone for bringing pies to celebrate our 'Pie Day', a time for us to reflect on blessings and be grateful for what we have in life. We also get to share stories and lessons about the history of Thanksgiving in the classes leading up to the party. Hope you enjoyed, everyone!

Our Halloween party went splendidly. Students of all ages dressed up, danced, played musical chairs, and enjoyed performing in and watching plays conducted by our teachers. Our gallery will soon be updated with many new photos and videos from this year! Thank you, teachers, for all the help, and thank you, students, for such a wonderful day.

Our Mardi Gras party was a pleasant and festive break from the classes and tests. Students dressed up in vibrant and colorful clothing, donned masks, and paraded around the school gym dancing to traditional New Orleans jazz. They then sat down to enjoy all kinds of fitting food for the holiday, including jambalaya! They then spent the rest of the time relaxing, dancing, and recreating with their peers and teachers. A wonderful time had by all! Thank you students for the joyful spirit of cheer you shared with us all.!

Our food science high school course is one of several elective and extra curricular classes where students enjoy hands on learning experiences in topics that are useful, but outside of the normal college-prep routine. In food science, the students recently made sauerkraut and baked bread after learning about chemical intricacies behind these processes. Other such classes include Debate, Theater, Yearbook Club, and Writing Club!

Congratulations to our new SciCore debate team. Solely made up of novices, they are already doing very well for beginners, winning 50-70% of their rounds. We can already see their character develop in preparing for their Lincoln-Douglas debate topics, an excellent opportunity for young minds to develop much needed critical thinking, open-mindedness, and a respect for truth.

We had a wonderful science fair this year with so many different projects from different scientific fields of study, from physics and engineering to inorganic chemistry, and many applications of this knowledge in between. We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our parents, who volunteered to help judge the projects, as well as set up tables and clean up before and after the event! Great work, students and parents. Everyone enjoyed looking at the fruits of all the hard work, and our students proved how maturely and intelligently they can conduct themselves in explaining advanced concepts. Until next time!

As per tradition at our school, we held an annual Mardi Gras festival for all ages to celebrate the international carnival known as 'Mardi Gras'. In many classes, students were educated on the historical and symbolic background of the holiday, and at lunch, they paraded throughout the gym in costume to kick off a party of food, games, and dance. Thank you, Mrs. Poulos, for your wonderful jambalaya, and thank you to all the parents who helped out at the party. Thank you, children, for enjoying each other's company and making the day so joy-filled, exciting, and creative!

Our humanities fair this year was the best yet! Concerts and plays were timed and scheduled for each category of humanities classes we offer including comedy skits, Shakespeare, demonstrations and skits from our various language classes (Chinese, and Spanish), and recitations of famous speeches from middle school English classes. In between the plays, dances, and demonstrations, our hand bell choirs and choruses for each grade performed. Fruit salad, baked goods, and drinks were served in the intermission. Thank you teachers and students for the outstanding work!

Our annual SciCore math fair was a mind-expanding experience as always. Students from grades 1-12 were able to explore various mathematical laws, patterns, and equations that can be found in nature and in the abstract. Students were able to both hone their presentation skills as well as their understanding of mathematical concepts at the fair. 

Our SciCore tradition includes the great festival of Christmas and many of our parents and students claimed that this was our best party yet! Many were dressed in festive colors, ready for food and good cheer.  We enjoyed performances from our hand bell ensembles and choruses from various different grades, a buffet meal, a decorated gym with a manger and Christmas tree, and dancing. Have a great Christmas vacation everyone!

Our students enjoyed dancing, eating, and showing off their costumes at out annual Halloween party! The students also built catapults for the annual SciCore Pumpkin Chunkin where they would see which catapult could throw a pumpkin the farthest and highest. We all had fun sharing treats, dancing to music provided by our DJ, Jeff Costello, and competing in costume competitions for each grade. Thank you parents, teachers, and students for this wonderful time!